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Henry IV Part 2
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Mistress Quickly - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Female
About this piece
Mistress Quickly urges officers to arrest Falstaff
Summary
In Henry IV part 1 King Henry IV had to deal with a rebel army trying to depose him. The king's army had fought the rebel army, led by Hotspur, at Shrewsbury. Part 2 starts with the rebels losing the battle against the king but they soon reorganize under the leadership of the Archbishop of York, Thomas Mowbray, Lord Hastings and Lord Bardolph. Among the people fIghting for the king we find Falstaff, a funny, aging small time criminal who is also good friends with Prince Henry, the king's son, with whom he spends time at various taverns. In this scene, in ACT II, Scene 1, we find Mistress Quickly, the owner of a tavern that Falstaff frequents. She is complaining to two officers about Falstaff since he owes her a lot of money and urges them to arrest him.
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